Job 4 - Compare Translations
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Job 4:1
KJVThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
WEBThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
YLTAnd Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --
Job 4:2
KJVIf we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
WEB“If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved?
YLTHath one tried a word with thee? -- Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?
Job 4:3
KJVBehold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
WEBBehold, you have instructed many,
YLTLo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.
Job 4:4
KJVThy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
WEBYour words have supported him who was falling,
YLTThe stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.
Job 4:5
KJVBut now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
WEBBut now it has come to you, and you faint.
YLTBut now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.
Job 4:6
KJVIs not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
WEBIsn’t your piety your confidence?
YLTIs not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope -- the perfection of thy ways?
Job 4:7
KJVRemember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
WEB“Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent?
YLTRemember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?
Job 4:8
KJVEven as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
WEBAccording to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity,
YLTAs I have seen -- ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!
Job 4:9
KJVBy the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
WEBBy the breath of God they perish.
YLTFrom the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.
Job 4:10
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Job 4:11
KJVThe old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
WEBThe old lion perishes for lack of prey.
YLTAn old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.
Job 4:12
KJVNow a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
WEB“Now a thing was secretly brought to me.
YLTAnd unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.
Job 4:13
KJVIn thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
WEBIn thoughts from the visions of the night,
YLTIn thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,
Job 4:14
KJVFear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
WEBfear came on me, and trembling,
YLTFear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.
Job 4:15
KJVThen a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
WEBThen a spirit passed before my face.
YLTAnd a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
Job 4:16
KJVIt stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
WEBIt stood still, but I couldn’t discern its appearance.
YLTIt standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude [is] over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:
Job 4:17
KJVShall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
WEB‘Shall mortal man be more just than God?
YLT`Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
Job 4:18
KJVBehold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
WEBBehold, he puts no trust in his servants.
YLTLo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'
Job 4:19
KJVHow much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
WEBHow much more, those who dwell in houses of clay,
YLTAlso -- the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)
Job 4:20
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Job 4:21
KJVDoth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
WEBIsn’t their tent cord plucked up within them?
YLTHath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!
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